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Soul Is... Pretty Purdie

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Released
  
1971

Artist
  
Bernard Purdie

Label
  
Flying Dutchman

Length
  
32:54

Release date
  
1971

Genres
  
Funk, Soul jazz

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Recorded
  
March 10 & June 23, 1972 New York City

Producer
  
Bernard Purdie & Bob Thiele

Soul Is... Pretty Purdie (1972)
  
Delights of the Garden (1974)

Similar
  
Bernard Purdie albums, Soul jazz albums, Other albums

Soul Is... Pretty Purdie is an album led by R&B drummer Bernard Purdie which was recorded for the Flying Dutchman label in 1972.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.

Track listing

  1. "What's Going On/Ain't No Sunshine" (Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye/Bill Withers) - 3:58
  2. "Don't Go" (Bernard "Pretty" Purdie) - 3:15
  3. "Good Livin' (Good Lovin')" (Horace Ott) - 3:35
  4. "Day Dreaming" (Aretha Franklin) - 5:05
  5. "Song for Aretha" (Ott, Purdie, Bob Thiele) - 7:30
  6. "Put It Where You Want It" (Joe Sample) - 5:15
  7. "Heavy Soul Slinger" (Ott) - 4:16

Personnel

  • Bernard Purdie - drums, vocals
  • Danny Moore, Ernie Royal - trumpet (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Garnett Brown - trombone (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Jimmy Powell - alto saxophone (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Charlie Brown (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7), Harold Vick (tracks 2 & 5), Seldon Powell (tracks 2 & 5) - tenor saxophone
  • Arthur Clarke - baritone saxophone (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Cornell Dupree (tracks 2 & 5), Jay Berliner (tracks 2 & 5), Billy Nichols (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7), Lloyd Davis (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7) - guitar
  • Horace Ott - electric piano, piano, arranger, conductor
  • Paul Griffin (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Richard Tee (Tracks 2 & 5) - organ
  • Jerry Jemmott (tracks 2 & 5), Paul Martinez - electric bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7)
  • Norman Pride - congas, bongos
  • Gayle Dixon, Julien Barber, Noel DaCosta, Sanford Allen - violin (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke - viola (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Kermit Moore, Ronald Lipscomb - cello (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Ralph MacDonald - bongos (track 2 & 5)
  • Gordon Powell - percussion (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Barbara Massey, Carl Hall, Eileen Gilbert, Hilda Harris, Maeretha Stewart - backing vocals (track 5)

    • Production

  • Bob Thiele - producer
  • Bob Simpson and Tony May - engineer

    • Songs

    1What's Going On - Ain't Sunshine When She's Gone4:04
    2Don't Go3:21
    3Good Livin'3:41

    References

    Soul Is... Pretty Purdie Wikipedia
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